Much has been written on the most popular software and programming languages for Data Science (recall, for instance, the infamous “Python vs R battle”). We approached this question by scraping job ads from Indeed and counting the frequency at which each software is mentioned as a measure of current employer demand. In a recent blog post , we analyzed the Data Science software German employers want job applicants to know...

In early 2017, “data scientist” was named the “Best job in America” for the second time in a row by the popular job site Glassdoor . Despite the surge in demand for data scientists in the tech and other industries, landing a job at a prestigious company is no easy feat. Based on our conversations with recruiters at top firms as well as senior data scientists, we have identified the four top skills that will get...